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Jun 14, 2023 12 tweets 4 min read Read on X
I collect iconic billboard ads.

The 11 best billboard ads I've collected:

1. Nike Image
2. Air Asia, Phuket

Principle: Make the customer swear without swearing. Image
3. Timex

Principle: Turn the competition into an enemy. Image
4. McDonald's Temperature Billboard

Principle: The weather is the most universal talking point. Use it. Image
5. Spotify Data

Principle: Boring data can be a great story if you look hard enough. Image
6. Silberman's Fitness Center

Principle: Show, don't tell. Image
7. Surreal Cereal

Principle: If you can't afford celebrity endorsements, hack your way there. Image
8. The Economist

Principle: Visualize what you do. Image
9. Chipotle

Principle: Optimise for the skim read. And then hit them with the long read. Image
10. McDonalds Sun Dial

Principle: Link your product to habitual events.

Friday by Rebecca Black might be a terrible song -- but it's still getting played weekly 12 years later. Image
11. Abramson Cancer Center

Principle: If you want to reach a specific demographic, use their specific language. Image
I put together the best 25 ads I've collected -- with a breakdown of the principles behind each one.

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Feb 5
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1. McDonald's Image
2. Kellogg's

Principle: The Lollapalooza Effect

Charlie Munger has an idea called Lollapalooza.

It's when you stack multiple persuasion techniques together.

Kellog's new campaign uses nostalgia and wordplay and it speaks the audience's language. Image
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Use your marketing to get your audience involved in the ad. Image
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1. Lego Image
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Principle: The Inner Joke

Linkedin running ads on Meta targeting B2B ad buyers using their specific language. Image
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Principle: Your Product > Survival
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1. Bic Pens Image
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Principle: The Overflowing Cup

Not only do you not have to worry about battery life... The battery will last longer than yours. Image
3. Specsavers - Sydney Airport

Principle: The Location Hack

Specsavers putting a "Welcome to Melbourne" ad in Sydney airport.

Clever way of using the location to advertise their product. Image
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The funniest ads of all time (thread 🧵)

1. Bible App Image
2. Detour Sunglasses

Principle: The Hand Break Turn Image
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Principle: Funny Reframe

If you have an unsexy practical product, make it sexy with a funny reframe. Image
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1, iPod Shuffle Image
2. iPod > Apple Watch

Principle: Don't reinvent the wheel

Keep re-using your greatest hits. Image
3. Apple Music

Principle: Show, Don't Tell

Don't tell your audience how it will work, show them. Image
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